The Textbook Dilemma: Digital or Print? Evidence from a Selected US University

Chavali, Kavita; Gundala, Raghava Rao

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“…Students appreciate the simplicity of having all their course materials on one device, the ability to easily search for specific information, and the interactive elements that enhance their engagement with their topic. Chavali and Gundala (2022) describe that the rising price of textbooks has a huge impact on higher education students from all over the world. E-textbooks are becoming more common among students, especially those attending university-level courses.…”

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“…Cost-effectiveness, interactive games that improve learning and participation, ease of use, and adaptability are among the primary factors pushing the use of e-textbooks over print textbooks. The paper recommends several strategies that teachers, professionals in technology, developers, and organizations should employ to encourage more students to use digital textbooks, solving the problem of cost (Chavali & Gundala, 2022). Merkle et al (2022) explore how students perceive the effectiveness of print textbooks vs e-books, with a special focus on digital books and their impact on student engagement.…”

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Innovation vs. Tradition: Microbiology Textbooks in the Age of Technology

Graefen,

Fazal

2023

EJAE

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In the ever-changing environment of advanced technology use in education, many things are becoming, if not obsolete, then irrelevant. The education market is still teaming with traditional microbiology textbooks from seasoned authors despite the presence of new, interactive, and colorful textbooks that are student-friendly and relevant. Although senior instructors in the field of education continue to assemble collections of textbooks on their office shelves, college students’ bags have lightened and now accommodate a laptop rather than weighty textbooks. At Chicago State University (CSU) we surveyed our current student population from years 1 to 4. The 120-students registered in the College of Health Sciences and Pharmacy were enrolled in the study and were asked questions using the Google form survey tool. The questionnaire included questions about all course textbooks including microbiology. The data suggested that less than 1% of the students bought a textbook as mandated in the course syllabi. 5% of the students studied from free Portable Document Format (PDF) versions available through the internet. More than 90% of the students affirmed that they do not find the need or time to read textbooks. They not only found them boring but an absolute waste of their precious time. The students also reiterated that the content of the textbooks was never tested in their exams and assessments. The respondents overwhelmingly declared that the price of textbooks was not the major issue, and their student loans would cover the book allowances. We speculate that with this rising trend of textbook-free course offerings, there will not only be a shortage of useful textbooks in the education market but that young authors in the field of microbiology will become discouraged and disillusioned. It is therefore time to rethink, replan and reverse the fate of students’ eternal companion: the textbook. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/soc/0056/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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Innovation vs. Tradition: Microbiology Textbooks in the Age of Technology

Graefen,

Fazal

2023

EJAE

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“…In addition, contrasting contrasts justify in their study that students who owned digital textbooks read on average twice as many books as those who read-only in print because of convenience. To inculcate the long hours of reading online, some of the coping strategies adopted are using the highlight feature, copy and pasting for future review, customizing font sizes to suit the user requirement, and using a laptop with a big screen to avoid strain on the eyes (Chavali & Gundala, 2022). Some teachers and the students do not prefer using digital textbooks , because they think read by printbook or textbooks is more understandable and interactive than digital textbooks (Park & Lee, 2021).…”

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“…Digital textbooks are used for educational purposes and contain interactive materials. Digital textbooks are unique in catering equally to all students with different learning abilities (Chavali & Gundala, 2022). Reading digital books or digital textbooks is reading using digital technology where a text written to e-text and collected as information into e-books.…”

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Exploring the Challenges of Digital Textbooks in Reading Comprehension

Ningsih,

Weganofa,

Mafulah

2023

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Reading is a crucial skill that contributes to the language, mind, social, and cultural development of students. In addition, in the digital era technology is widely found and can be used properly. Digital textbooks have become an inevitable part of leisure time, study assignments, and work duties, facilitating online learning and blended learning. But there are also individuals who reject the existence of new technology. This study highlights the challenges of digital textbooks in reading comprehension. This study utilized literature review research, which is a survey of scholarly sources on a specific topic. The researchers reviewed 24 articles published between 2018 and 2023 from ERIC Journal and Google Scholar, analyzing the content and information in the articles. The study found that digital textbooks can impact students' focus ability, as they can be easily distracted by social media, notifications, and web browsing. This could explain why paper-based media appears to favor reading comprehension in unsupervised settings where learners are less exposed to such distractions. The use of digital textbooks must be accompanied by information literacy from digital technology. Digital textbooks offer a new experience in reading, but they also present challenges in terms of social-economic status, focus ability, and information literacy.

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Preferring print: The planned behavior and preferences of first-generation college students in the academic library

Matthews,

Johnson

2023

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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The Textbook Dilemma: Digital or Print? Evidence from a Selected US University

Cited by 5 publications

References 21 publications

Innovation vs. Tradition: Microbiology Textbooks in the Age of Technology

Innovation vs. Tradition: Microbiology Textbooks in the Age of Technology

Exploring the Challenges of Digital Textbooks in Reading Comprehension

Preferring print: The planned behavior and preferences of first-generation college students in the academic library

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